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Veterans Affairs begins new focus on network cyber controls

Also in today’s Federal Newscast, does telework help or hurt diversity efforts? And was the Coast-Guard-connected couple in Hawaii in the spying business?

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Feds suspect espionage by former Coast Guardsman, spouse who lived under stolen identities

Defense

Vigilant

Adam Darrah, director of intelligence services at ZeroFOX

Service members are the most frequent victims of identity theft

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Appeals court rules OPM data breach left people vulnerable to harm

Workforce

DHS gets kudos for management reforms

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Senators want more tax help for federal employees who relocate

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NTEU asks OPM for 10 year plan to protect cyber breach victims

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GSA hires Ad Hoc, Fearless to upgrade search.gov portal

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FILE- In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, H&R Block signs are displayed in Jackson, Miss. The tax deadline does typically fall on April 15 but that’s a Sunday this year and Monday is Emancipation Day, a Washington D.C. holiday. That means that taxpayers nationwide get a little breathing room and have until Tuesday, April 17, to get the job done. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

IRS: Frequent data breaches make it ‘fundamentally more difficult’ to verify taxpayers

The IRS fights to stay at least one step ahead of the fraudsters that use stolen taxpayer credentials to file tax returns. But the frequency of data breaches…

Cybersecurity

State Dept. alerts employees about security breach of email system

In today’s Federal Newscast, the State Department said the breach potentially exposed the personally identifiable information of about 1 percent of its…

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